Display rack



April 30,1935. T, N|KEL I 1,999,999

DISPLAY RACK Filed Aug. 18, 1934 Patented Apr. 30, 1935 I iSPLAYnZAeK- H V 'llhomas liiekelrfihicagoflll weathe man-: I tiss Qandy v.Qnmpany, Chicago, 111., a corpora. 7

' tion. of. Illinois .Applieation August 'Ilae'present invention has to do with a displayraek made from sheet materialan'd disposed upon andsecured tozthe, edges of an open'hox.

The objects ofthe invention ginclude, among" 7 combination of the several elements which constitute the invention, two forms of I which are illustrated in the accompanying one sheet of drawing hereby made a part of this application, and in which: a 7

Figure l is a plan view of a blank used to produce one embodiment of .the invention;

Figure 2 is a front view of a box of candybars having the display device illustrated in Figure 1- attached thereto; I I

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2and illustrating the manner of its attachment to a box;

Figure 4 is a plan View of the blank used for producing a second form of the invention; and

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5.5 of Figure 4 of "a display rack formed by folding the blank shown in Figure 4. I

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the drawing and in the following description of the invention and the two embodiments thereof. 7

The blank shown in Figure 1 comprises a sheet of cardboard or the like having scores and slits therein. The blank comprises a main body I,

a wing H, a second wing l2, and a base l3. The

main body l may have at. its front advertising tion II from section [0, andthe scores separating section I2 from the main body "I. Cuts .extend fromadjacent ends of the scores into the body of section prises a top curved portion 16 beginning at the 7 bottom of each score, a vertical section i! de-.

pending from cut Hi,- and a lower cut 18 which also may be curved adjacent its near" end and which extends from the lower end of slit IT to the upper end of the adjacent score. There areat each side of the :rack illustrated four series of In. Each of these cuts comsuch cuts each of which produces a rack I9 which is out from the main body Ill and is integral with and in alignment with the side. member, I l or 12. The side members II and I2 are folded upon the scores l4 and |5,respectively, whereupon the racks I9 are made to project forwardly of body l0. When projecting, the racks [9 form suitable supports-for candy bars-20 as shown) r I Main body IE] is separated from base l3. byoa score 2|, the ends of which terminate in slits 22 and 23. The slits may form the bottom edge e of the lowermost opposed racks IS in place of the cut l8. Section [3 is disposed in a vertical position in a box 26 and is positioned at the sideor front of the box being inserted between the wall of the box and the merchandise in the box.

Each of the wings H and I2 adjacent its rear edge has a notch 24 and 25, The notches 24 and 25 engage the wall of the box 26 opposite that against which base I3 is disposed. With the taken from the box 26 is put on display in'the rack by having the ends of the bar rest on the racks I9. such items will overhang the front of the box andattract attention. Thescore 2| permits of the tilting of the body l0 and of the sides 1! and I2 at a slight angle to base l0 and over the box 26. a Y

The device illustrated andidescribed may be used either at the front or at the end of a box by changing the length of the wings H and I2 and v the dimensions of base I3.

Figures 4and 5 illustrate a display rack that is. identicalwith that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 and 3 except for the base. The device i1- lustrated in Figures 4 and 5has abase which may be disposed on a flat surface as the top of a show case. These parts in Figures 4 and 5 that are identical with parts in Figures 1, 2, and 3, are

given the same reference characters with the" added letter a.

of Figures 1, 2, and 3, the device shown in Figures 4 and comprises basemembers 30, 3|, and 32.

Member 30 is separated from part Illa by a score 2la.' Member 3| depends from the side Ila and is separated therefrom by a score 33, and base 32 depends from side [2a, and is separated therefrom by a score 34.

There is a slit 35 in member 3| and a tongue 36 is cut in base32. The tongue 36 is inserted into the slit 35 to hold the sides Ila and lZa in angular position, the member 30 preferably resting upon the members 3] and 32 although it may be disposed therebeneath. An oblique position for side "la is obtained by making the score 33 and 34 oblique to the scores which separate the parts lflaand l|a,and lOaand IZa. What is claimed as new'and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A display device of sheet material for use in connection with the open side of a sheet ma terial box and comprising a front member, a base separated therefrom by a scoreand disposable. in

parallelism with and in contact with one side of such box, and two side'members separated from said front member byalternate scores and slits,

the slits defining tabs of the material of said front member and integral with said side members, said side members having notches and being foldable on such scores to register the notches with the opposite side of such box,'the tabs reposable'within such box and parallel to and in contact with one; side thereof, and two. side mem bers separated from said front member by alternate scdresand slits,"the slits defining tabs of the material" of said front member and integral with said side members; said side members having notches intheir under edge and being foldable on such scores to engage the top edge of the side of such box away'from said base, the-tabs remaining inalignment-withsaid folded back side members and protruding forwardly from said from member to provide article display racks. v

.1, THOMAS NICKEL. 

